University of Virginia Hypertexts Texts of books used in American Studies. Includes such titles as the Education of Henry Adams, American Slave narratives, Owen Wister and many many others. Also includes pictures that are in the books

All About Romance(Likesbooks.com) This is an exemplary site with graded reviews, the Desert Isle reviews (Books that readers would like to take to a desert island), chatty essays on reading and romance, and over three dozen lists.

Bookbrowser Provides extensive information on reading and publishing. Author interviews, reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, hot titles, authors pseudonyms. The reading lists provide, “If you like this author try these…”, list of award books, time and place books, series and sequels lists. Now combined with Barnes & Noble.

Bookspot.com Sections on genres and authors, links to past articles, book discussion center, award books, recommended books. This site is primarily a directory of Reader’s Advisory sites. Easy to navigate, the site divides its links into general categories, such as What to Read, Genre Corner, Where to Buy, and Behind the Books. The site also features thoughtful articles about such varied subjects as classic works that can be downloaded online, Victorian literature, and the adaptation of popular books to film.

The New York Review of Books This online companion to the prestigious New York Review of Books offers select reviews from the current print edition, as well as an archive of reviews from past issues. In addition to book reviews, you can access a collection of audio clips of contemporary authors reading their works on the occasion of the magazine’s 35th anniversary (Real Player required). The site also features a gallery of caricatures by David Levine. A paid subscription is required to view all of the magazine’s current reviews.

The New York Times Book Review The electronic edition of The New York Times Book Review contains extra features not found in the print edition. At the heart of the site is the full text of all book reviews published in the magazine since 1996. Online – only features include a library of first chapters from recently published books, audio clips of interviews with contemporary authors, and specialized reading recommendations (Real Player required). To find out what Americans are reading, refer to the times’ bestseller lists.

Overbooked A web site for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in providing timely information about literary & genre fiction as well as readable nonfiction.

Penn State Center for the BookA wealth of information about books and authors in PA. Includes book awards, literary information divided by county, biographical information on Pa authors and many more items. Great site for PA book lovers.